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Thank you for your time and opinions, which will help Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation better inform you and others who are interested in the Foundation’s mission of making the sum of all human knowledge freely available to all.

This survey should take no more than ten (10) minutes to complete, and your responses will be kept completely private.

Thinking about a typical visit to Wikipedia, would you say you are more likely to be hunting for some specific information or are you browsing with no particular objective?

Hunting for specific information

Browsing with no particular objective

Both are equally likely

Not sure

Question 3

If you were to boil Wikipedia down to just three words, what words would you choose to capture Wikipedia's essence?

Questions 4, 5, & 6

Have you ever contributed information to, or edited an article on, Wikipedia?

Yes

No

How often would you say you contribute information or edit articles?

Once a week or more

Once or twice a month

Less than once a month

I only did it once or twice

Would you say you contribute information or edit articles more or less often than you did a year ago?

More often

Less often

Like I said, I only did it once or twice

Over the next year, would you say you are likely to contribute and/or edit more information, contribute and/or edit less information, or contribute and/or edit information at about the same level as an editor of Wikipedia?

Likely to contribute and/or edit more

Likely to contribute and/or edit at about the same level

Likely to contribute and/or edit less

Which of the following reasons best explains why you have never contributed information or edited an article:

It seems too complicated

I don't feel like I have anything important to contribute

I don't have time

I never really thought about it

Questions 7 & 8

Have you donated or provided financial support to Wikipedia in the past year?

Yes

No

How likely would you say you are to recommend Wikipedia to a friend? Use a 10 point scale, where 10 means you are highly likely to recommend and 1 means not likely at all.

Likely to recommend Wikipedia (10 = very likely, 1 = not very likely at all)

Questions 9 & 10

Thinking about Wikipedia and other causes you support, how would you personally rank your support for the organization? Would you personally consider Wikipedia to be:

The most important cause you support

One of the two or three most important causes you support

One of the many causes you support

One of the less important causes you support

Not sure

Overall, how many causes and charities would you say you have contributed to in the last two years?

Just one or two

Between three and five

Between six and ten

More than 10

Question 11

Following are some reasons others have given to explain why they donate to Wikipedia. Looking at each, would you say that for you personally the reason is an:

Extremely good reason

Very good reason

Somewhat good reason

Not that good of a reason

Not a good reason at all

Not sure

No answer

Because the grassroots/volunteer community approach to gathering and editing information deserves my support

To keep Wikipedia free for all users

To keep Wikipedia free of advertising

Because Wikipedia is more than a tool, it's changing the world

Because I feel it's important to support something I use so heavily

To maintain Wikipedia's independence and objectivity

To provide access to knowledge to people who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford it

Question 12

In addition to the Wikimedia Foundation, Wikipedia is supported by 27 national chapter organizations around the world. Chapter organizations help us to promote Wikipedia's vision and goals world-wide, by running on-the-ground programs in their geographies. Were you aware that you had the option to donate to a Wikimedia national chapter organization?

Yes

No

Not sure

Questions 13 & 14

Next time you donate, would you say you would rather donate to the Wikimedia Foundation that operates Wikipedia, or to the national chapter representing your country?

Wikimedia Foundation

My national chapter

Both equally

Not sure

How likely would you say you are to donate to Wikipedia (either its headquarters and/or one of the national chapters) in the future?

Extremely likely

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not that likely

Not likely at all

Not sure

Question 15

Following are some concerns some people have raised about Wikipedia. How concerned would you say you are with the following?

Extremely concerned

Very concerned

Somewhat concerned

Only a little concerned

Not at all concerned

Not sure

That Wikipedia will be forced to sell advertising to maintain itself

That the volunteers who contribute the vast majority of Wikipedia's content will lose interest over time and Wikipedia will become out-of-date

That Wikipedia will include information that is incomplete, distorted, or wrong

That Wikipedia will be forced to charge money for access

That major corporations or other interested parties will influence Wikipedia's content and priorities

Question 16

Following are information services that the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that operates Wikipedia, currently offers or is planning to offer to donors or other interested supporters. How personally interested would you be in each of these services?

Extremely interested

Very interested

Somewhat interested

Not that interested

Not at all interested

Not sure

A live web page with information about the most-visited, most-talked about, or most-edited articles on Wikipedia

A monthly email update with news, stories, and inspiring tidbits from Wikipedia

The opportunity to be a beta tester or serve on an advisory panel for new features and projects

An email update whenever you have news of high importance and of general interest

An occasional email update about new developments, new functionality, etc.

Hands-on training on how to contribute and edit articles on Wikipedia

Question 17

How frequently would you say you engage in the following online activities -- nearly every day, once a week, once a month, less than once a month, never, or you don't know/not sure.

Nearly every day

Once a week

Once a month

Less than once a month

Very rarely

Never

Don't know/not sure

Providing a rating or review of products or services you have used

Posting your own views on someone else's blog or on a discussion board

Shopping online

Uploading photos online

Uploading video online

Using your smartphone (iPhone, Blackberry, etc.) to access the Web

Watching live video or photo streams online

Listening to or downloading music or podcasts

Watching videos on YouTube or another website

Sending or receiving mobile phone text messages

Writing a blog

Taking political action online

Question 18

Following are some online publications, social networks, and other services. For each, please tell us whether you visit it nearly every day, once a week, once a month, less than once a month, never, or don't know/not sure.

Nearly every day

Once a week

Once a month

Less than once a month

Very rarely

Never

Don't know/not sure

Care2

LinkedIn

Twitter or other microblogging platforms

Del.icio.us

Flickr or other photosharing site

Facebook

YouTube

MySpace

Question 19

Which ONE or TWO of the following news sources would you say you personally use most often to track current events?

Facebook posts

Newspaper web sites

Radio news or talk shows

Print newspapers

Twitter

Print news magazines (such as Newsweek or Paris Match)

News-oriented websites (such as BBC.com or Huffington Post)

Other websites such as Google News, blogs, or aggregators

Wikipedia

Questions 20 & 21

What is your profession?

Professional/Technical

Executive/Managerial

Administrative

Journalist

Business owner

Sales/Service

Teacher/Educator

Government

Military

Non-profit

Health Care

Agriculture

Artist/Craftsman

Student

Homemaker

Retired

Questions 22 & 23

What is the highest level of education have you achieved?

High school, A-levels, apprenticeship, etc.

Diploma, Associate's Degree, Bachelors or Honors Degree, etc.

Masters or equivalent

Ph.D. or equivalent

What is your marital status?

Single

Married or live with life partner

Divorced

It's complicated

Other

Questions 24 & 25

Do you have children under 18 living with you at least part of the time?

Yes

No

What is your gender?

Male

Female

Transgender

Questions 26 & 27

Into which of the following age ranges do you currently fall?

17 or younger

18-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70-79

80 or older

Which of the following categories describes your approximate household income (US DOLLARS) for 2009 before taxes? (As a reminder, all questions in this survey are for research purposes only. You will NOT receive any solicitations as a result of participation in this survey.)

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